The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-18
THE MAYORALTY CONTEST
STRONG ALLEGATIONS BY
RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS,
Which if Proven in Court Would
Seat Ed. G. Smith.

Proceedings quo warranto were en-
tered yesterday in the district court
by the county attorney in behalf ofthe
State of Texas, requiring w. {. Con-
nor to prove his title to the office OF
mayor of Dallas. The petition charges
/. Ineligibility and disqualification
by reason of Mr.. ConnCr's connection
with street railways, and the obliga-
lions which the company owning such
railways are under to the city, and the
matter of the construction, repair and
protecting of sewers, the transporta-
ton Of police, etc.
2. Alleged illegal voting, with sched-
ule, heretofore published i'll the Her
AID, set forth.
Attached to the petition are ALL
davits of p. S. Browder j. j. Bedford
w. ID. Robinson, Ed. g. Smith, III. q.
Penniman, w. II. Barksdale and El5
Waters.
Ii. G. Penniman upon oath says that
w. ii. Clawson, George Weiss, Henry
Boedecker and f. Boedecker voted for
w. C.. Conuor for mayor; that none
OF said parties were legal voters; that
said Henry Boedecker, Il. Boedecker
and George Weiss were foreign born
and were never naturaliZed as citizens
of the United States; that said Claw
son had not resided in the State
of Texas year next preceding
said election. Afiiant knows
the above facts because W.
III. Clawson told him after the
election that he had voted illegally,
having been here in the State but six
months, and that Geo. Weiss, Henry
Boedecker and +. Boedecker told him
(Clawson) that they had not been in
the State one year and had not been
naturaized. Said Clawson informed
afiiant that he (Clawson(, George
Weiss, Henry Boedecker and r. Boed-
ecker voted for w. g. Connor tor
mayor at said election, and all their
names appear upon the poll lists as
having voted"
Ed G. Smiths affidavit charges that
John English and ID. {. Norton voted
for w. G.. Conner for mayor that En-
glish did not reside in the city at all,
and tn at Norton had not resided there
more than sixty days at the time oil
the election.
W.D. Robinson's affidavit sets forth
that "he is informed and believes that
j. w. Record has not been Tor six
months next last past resident citi-
zen of the city OF Dallas. That in No
yember last past the family of said
Record was in Forney, Texas. That
in said month said Record came to the
city of Dallas and registered at the st.
James hotel as u. w. Record, of For
new That said Record, AT an election
held in Dallas for mayor and other
officers, on April 5, 1887, voted for w.
G. Connor for mayor. That said vote
was cast in the Fourth Ward Of Dallas
w. ID. Robinson also charges that X
Gage voted for w. g. Conner, and
that said Gage had not resided in the
State for twelve months, nor in the
CITY six months, and was not lega
voter N the city.
J.J. Bedford swears thatJ. ;. Rey'
nolds informed HIM a day or two al
ter the election that he, Reynolds, had
voted for w. G. Conner. Arliant rep
resents that on the 9Th day of April
1887, and prior thereto, Reynolds re-
sided outside OF the eastern limits Of
the city of Dallas.
w. III. Barksdale swears that he saw
Louis Williams. colored, vote in the
third ward, that some one gave the
name Louis Williams as William vii.
son, and that L. ii. Bennett vouched
for the TACT that said Williams was
legal voter in the third ward, but atfi.
ant is informed and believes that SAID
Williams at said time lived and resid'
ed west of the river, out OF the corpo'
rate limits.
Pleasant Browder makes oath tc
Louis Williams residence a mile wesl
of the city and adds that facts are not
within his personal knowledge, but III
believes they are true because tie sale
Louis Williams is out of the city limit
across the Trinity river a large por
ton of his time, and he has been in
formed that he has been informed tina
he lived ere with o.e Ebb Waters.
Ebb Waters affidavit is to the efiec
that on the 9Th of April, and for seye
raj months prior thereto, LouisWn
liams resided 1t his house a mile ives